Photoshop Creativity Summit April 17-20
I'm excited to announce that the Photoshop Creativity Virtual Summit will be on April 17 - 20. And registration is now open! Here are the details: April 17 - 20, 2023. 19 expert instructors teaching 36 classes - over 26 hours of content! And you can watch it for free!...
The Landscape Exhibition at the Alex Ferrone Gallery
I am honored to be included in the upcoming Landscape exhibit at the Alex Ferrone Gallery. This wonderful show is a collection of small scale landscape images (no larger than 13" with framing). Here is the concept for the show. Landscape (noun): a picture representing...
Whidbey Art Market November 25-27, 2022
AFTER THE TURKEY – JOIN US FOR A WEEKEND OF FINE ART! When you’re tired of turkey and can’t stand one more minute with crazy Uncle Joe, come visit your favorite Whidbey visual artists for a very special day of holiday shopping. We’ve been working hard making lots of...
Harsh light and texture
Sometimes you don't get the ideal light when you show up at a place. In this case, the timing was everything, and given the agenda for our trip, we ended up at the truck lot at high noon on a very bright sunny day. Not a cloud in the sky. When that happens, you have a...
Knowing what and how much to process matters
One of the most challenging parts of working with an image can be knowing how much to process the file. This image from Artist Point up by Mount Baker in the North Cascades is an excellent example of one of the biggest considerations I think about when processing my...
Using printing presets in Lightroom to save your print driver settings
One of my favorite tools in Lightroom is the use of presets to save common settings. In the Print module you can save Template Broswer presets. These presets not only save the module settings but can also save the settings in the print driver as well. This can come in...
Sometimes a photo brings back a great memory
I had taken a trip to Hood River back in December 2008. Typically, you get down to the Portland area in December, expecting mid-40s and soft gray cloud cover. That year on December 14th, a massive cold front pushed down from Canada. It settled into the Willamette...
Photoshop Virtual Summit 4 is next Week
I am really excited to be part of the Photoshop Virtual Summit next week. I, along with 19 other instructors, will be teaching a free week of Photoshop classes. I am teaching a color correction class and a sharpening class. I hope you can join me. Also the early bird...
Shifting your perspective
I had headed out the other day to find some more of the local birds with the new Z 9 and the 100-400 down by the lagoon. The tide was out and most of the birds were way off in the distance. After walking for a bit and taking pictures of tiny specs against the sky,...
I see you
We don't have many four-legged predators on Whidbey Island. Other than the occasional lost bear who makes the swim to the island, the coyote stands as the "apex predator". For all the times I hear them yipping and barking, I don't see them often around our property....
Long day fishing
Great Blue Heron at the Wiley Slough, Skagit Valley. One of my favorite places to go and look for wildlife and birds in particular when I am on the mainland, is the Wiley Slough in the Skagit Valley. This slough is part of the Skagit River delta and is home to so many...
New Masking in Lightroom is getting an awesome overhaul
Love these changes, and I have been crossing off the days on the calendar until the announcement was made public. This is a huge game-changer for editing in Lightroom. Check out the video and watch for my free webinar on how to use the tool once it ships. I don't have...
